FNPS Plant Database

Quercus arkansana

Arkansas oak

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Arkansas oak

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Quercus arkansana

Family:

Fagaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

20-45 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

NA

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Shade tree.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Caterpillars

Larval host for the white-M hairstreak.

Squirrels, racoons, deer and other animals eat the acorns.

Native Habitats:

Upland pine forest, pine-oak-hickory woods, bayheads. Slopes.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is a rare species in Florida. Retain it if present.

Citations:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_arkansana https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=QUAR2

Huegel, Craig, N.  2010.  Native plant landscaping for Florida wildlife.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (wildlife uses)



Minno, Marc and Maria Minno.  1999.  Florida butterfly gardening.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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